·vt To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.
II. Escarp ·noun The side of the ditch next the parapet;
— ·same·as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp.
In fortification, that steep bank or wall immediately in front of and below the rampart, which is th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An escarp wall, originally invented by Carnot, and revived by the Prussians, removed some distance t...